Assembly Bill A9983

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to written notification to schools of a student's placement in foster care

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9983 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4750
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §405, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7645
2013-2014: A2995
2015-2016: A4568, A9988
2017-2018: A4832, S5727
2019-2020: A1561, S4597
2023-2024: A4493, S5700

2021-A9983 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to written notification to schools of a student's placement in foster care.

2021-A9983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9983
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to written  notifi-
   cation to schools of a student's placement in foster care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 405 to read as follows:
   §  405. NOTIFICATION TO SCHOOLS OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT. 1.  WHENEVER
 A CHILD PLACED IN FOSTER FAMILY CARE OR AN AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR GROUP
 HOME WHO IS A PUBLIC CHARGE IN A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS ADMITTED TO
 A SCHOOL, AN OFFICIAL WITHIN THAT SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT OR  AN  OFFI-
 CIAL  OF  THE AUTHORIZED AGENCY ACTING ON THE CHILD'S BEHALF IN BOARDING
 OUT SUCH CHILD, SHALL SEND WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO  THE  PRINCIPAL  OR
 PRINCIPAL'S  DESIGNEE  OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE CHILD IS ENROLLED THAT
 SAID CHILD IS IN FOSTER FAMILY CARE OR AN AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR  GROUP
 HOME. SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PRINCIPAL OR PRINCIPAL'S
 DESIGNEE  NO  LATER  THAN  THE  FIRST  DAY  DURING WHICH THE CHILD IS IN
 ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE NAME OF SUCH CHILD;
   (B) THE DATE OF BIRTH OF SUCH CHILD, IF ASCERTAINABLE, OR HIS  OR  HER
 APPARENT AGE;
   (C)  THE NAMES AND ADDRESS OF THE FOSTER PARENTS OR, WHERE APPLICABLE,
 THE NAME OF THE CHILD CARE AGENCY AND THE ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY BOARDING
 HOME OR GROUP HOME;
   (D) THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH  SUCH  CHILD
 RESIDED AT THE TIME HE OR SHE BECAME A PUBLIC CHARGE IN FOSTER CARE;
   (E)  THE  NAME  AND LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL LAST ATTENDED BY SUCH CHILD
 PRIOR TO HIS OR HER CURRENT ADMISSION; AND
   (F) THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  COMMISSIONER
 CARING FOR SUCH CHILD, AND THE NAME AND LOCATION OF ANY AUTHORIZED AGEN-
 CY ACTING ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.
   2.  ANY  INFORMATION  GATHERED OR DISSEMINATED ABOUT A CHILD PLACED IN
 FOSTER FAMILY CARE OR AN AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR GROUP HOME PURSUANT  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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